CMS Subjects: Current Schedule and Full List

Fall 2020 Schedule: CMS
For a complete list of CMS subjects, including electives from other departments, see: CMS Full Subject List
Subject and Title Instructor Schedule Method

CMS.100 Introduction to Media Studies (L01)

 I. Condry TR12-1:30 Virtual  
CMS.100 Introduction to Media Studies (L02) J. Picker TR11-12:30 Virtual
       
CMS.300/841 Introduction to Videogame Theory

M. Jakobsson,

 TR 11-12:30 Virtual
       
CMS.307/807 Critical Worldbuilding J. Diaz Lec: W7-10 Virtual
       
CMS.338/CMS.838 Innovations in Documentary W. Uricchio TR12-1:30 Virtual
       
CMS.360/860 Introduction to Civic Media L. Partain TR11-12:30 Virtual
       
CMS.362/CMS.862 Civic Co-Design Studio E. Gordon TR3-4:30 Virtual
       
CMS.586/11.124 Intro to Education: Looking Forward, Looking Back E. Klopfer TR2:30-4 Virtual
       
CMS.591/11.129 Educational Theory & Practice I G. Schwanbeck TR4-5:30 Some in-person
       
CMS.594/894 Educational Technology Studio J. Reich/Staff MW10:30-12 Virtual
       
CMS.595/895 Learning, Media & Technology J. Reich/Staff M2-3, W2-4 Virtual
       
CMS.608/864 Game Design Game Lab TR2-4:30 Virtual
       
CMS.616/868/21W.768/WGS.125 Games & Culture T.L. Taylor W7-10 Virtual
       
CMS.617 Advanced Game Studio Game Lab TR11-12:30 Virtual
       
CMS.618/845/21W.765/21L.489 Interactive Narrative N. Montfort W2-5 Virtual
       
CMS.619/WGS.111 Gender & Media Studies K. Surkan T7-10 Virtual
       
CMS.627/827 Imagination, Computation, and Expression Studio D.F. Harrell T1:30-4:30 Virtual
       
CMS.633/833 Digital Humanities: Topics, Techniques & Technologies K. Fendt MTW2-3 Virtual
       
CMS.635/835 Designing Active Archives K. Fendt MTW4-5 Virtual
       
CMS.701/901 Current Debates in Media E. Schiappa MW12:30-2 Virtual
     
CMS.S61/S97 Special Subject: Transmedia Art, Extraction, and Environmental Justice
 J. Paradis M7-9 Virtual
  M. Jahn W9-12  
GRADUATE CLASSES      
       
CMS.790 Media Theory & Methods I W. Uricchio MW10-11:30 Virtual
       
CMS.796 Major Media Texts N. Montfort TR1:30-3 Virtual
       
CMS.801 Media In Transition W. Uricchio W2-5 Virtual
       
CMS.950 Workshop J. Paradis Lec: W2-5 Virtual
    Lab: M2-4  
       
CMS.990 Colloquium in Comparative Media   R5-7 Virtual
       

CMS ELECTIVES		      
       
4.341/4.342 Introduction to Photography and Related Media L. Baladi TR2-5 Virtual
       
4.354/4.355 Introduction to Video and Related Media  staff TR9.30-12.30 Virtual
       
21A.500/STS.075 Technology and Culture staff F1-3  
       
       
       
21G.046 Modern Chinese Fiction and Cinema J. Wang MW7-8:30  
       
21G.065/21G.593 Japanese Literature and Cinema P. Roquet MW1-2:30  
       
21L.011 The Film Experience E. Brinkema Lec: T3:30-5
Lab: M7-10
Rec: R3 or R4		  
21L.434 Science Fiction and Fantasy M. Gubar TR1-2:30  
       
21L.435/CMS.840 Literature and Film Staff MW3:30-5  
       
21L.706/CMS.830 Studies in Film Staff

Lec: W7-10

Lab: T7-10

  
       
21M.284/CMS.925 Film Music M. Marks TR2-3:30  
       
21M.624 Acting with the Camera A. Kohler TR3-5  
       
       
       
21W.744 The Art of Comic Book Writing M. Liu W1-4  
       
STS.008 Technology and Experience Staff MW2:30-4  
       
STS.085 Foundations of Information Policy H. Abelson, M. Fischer, D. Weitzner MW2-3:30  

Complete List of CMS Undergraduate and Graduate Classes

Subject Number Subject Name HASS, CI-H/M
UG G
Course CMS – Comparative Media Studies
CMS.100   Introduction to Media Studies HASS-H, CI-H
CMS.300 CMS.841 Intro to Videogame Studies  HASS-H
CMS.301   Introduction to Game Design Methods HASS-A
CMS.307 CMS.807 Critical Worldbuilding HASS-A
CMS.308 CMS.808 The Visual Story: Graphic Novel, Type to Tablet HASS-E
CMS.309/ 21W.763 CMS.809 Transmedia Storytelling: Modern Sci-Fi HASS-A
CMS.311/21F.055   Media in Weimar and Nazi Germany HASS-H
CMS.313 CMS.813 Silent Film  HASS-H
CMS.314/ 21W.753 CMS.814 Phantasmal Media: Theory and Practice  HASS-A
CMS.333/ ES.333   Production of Educational Videos: Skills for Communicating Academic and Professional Content HASS-E
CMS.334/ 21W.788   South Asian America: Transnational Media, Culture, and History  HASS-H
CMS.335/21W.790 21W.890 Short Attention Span Documentary HASS-A
CMS.336/ 21W.786 CMS.836 The Social Documentary  HASS-A
CMS.338 CMS.838 Innovation in Documentary: Technologies and Techniques  HASS-A
CMS.339 CMS.839 Virtual Reality and Immersive Media Production HASS-A
CMS.350/ 21W.737 CMS.850 Topics and Methods in 21st-Century Journalism  HASS-E
CMS.360 CMS.860 Intro to Civic Media  HASS-H
CMS.361 CMS.861 Networked Social Movements: Media and Mobilization  HASS-S
CMS.362 CMS.862 Civic Media Collaborative Design Studio  HASS-S
CMS.376 CMS.876 History of Media and Technology HASS-H, CI-H
CMS.400   Media Systems and Texts HASS-H, CI-M
CMS.405   Visual Design HASS-H, CI-M
CMS.407   Sound Studies HASS-H, CI-M
CMS.586/11.124   Introduction to Education: Looking Forward and Looking Back on Education HASS-S
CMS.587/11.125   Introduction to Education: Understanding and Evaluating Education HASS-S
11.127J / CMS.590J 11.252J / CMS.863J Design and Development of Games for Learning HASS-H
CMS.591/11.129   Educational Theory and Practice I  
CMS.592/11.130   Educational Theory and Practice II  
CMS.593/11.131   Educational Theory and Practice III HASS-S
CMS.594 CMS.894 Education Technology Studio HASS-S
CMS.595 CMS.895 Learning, Media, and Technology HASS-S
CMS.603 CMS.995 Independent Study  
CMS.605 CMS.606 Media Internship  
CMS.608 CMS.864 Game Design HASS-A
CMS.609J /21W.764J CMS.846 The Word Made Digital HASS-A
CMS.610 CMS.922 Media Industries and Systems: The Art, Science and Business of Games HASS-S
CMS.611/6.073   Creating Videogames HASS-A
CMS.614/ 21W.791 CMS.867 Network Cultures HASS-H
CMS.615 CMS.815 Games for Social Change HASS-H
CMS.616/21W.768 CMS.868 Games and Culture HASS-S
CMS.617   Advanced Games Studio HASS-A
CMS.618/21W.765 CMS.845 Interactive Narrative HASS-A
CMS.619/ WGS.111   Gender and Media Studies HASS-H
CMS.627 CMS.827 Imagination, Computation and Expression Studio HASS-A
CMS.628 CMS.828 Advanced Identity Representation HASS-A
CMS.631 CMS.831 Data Storytelling Studio HASS-A
CMS.633 CMS.833 Digital Humanities: Topics, Techniques, and Technologies HASS-H
CMS.634 CMS.834 Designing Interactions: Media and Mobile Technologies HASS-E
CMS.635 CMS.835 Designing Active Archives HASS-H
CMS.636 CMS.855 Extending the Museum HASS-H
CMS.701 CMS.901 Current Debates in Media HASS-H, CI-M
  CMS.842 Playful and Social Interaction Design Exploration  
  CMS.844 Exploratory Programming for the Arts and Humanities  
  CMS.848 Apocalyptic Storytelling  
CMS.S60 CMS.S96 Special Subject: CMS  
CMS.S61 CMS.S97 Special Subject: CMS  
CMS.S62 CMS.S98 Special Subject: CMS  
CMS.S63 CMS.S99 Special Subject: CMS  
CMS.THT   Comparative Media Studies Pre-Thesis Tutorial  
CMS.THU   Undergraduate Thesis in Comparative Media Studies  
CMS.URG / CMS.UR   Research in Comparative Media Studies (UROP)  
Course 4 – Architecture
4.341   Introduction to Photography and Related Media HASS-A
4.352 4.353 Advanced Video and Related Media HASS-A
4.354 4.355 Introduction to Video and Related Media HASS-A
4.373 4.374 Advanced Projects in Visual Arts HASS-A
4.602   Modern Art and Mass Culture HASS-A, CI-H
Course 21A – Anthropology
21A.500J / STS.075J   Technology and Culture HASS-S
21A.502   Fun and Games: Cross-Cultural Perspectives HASS-S
21A.503/ 24.913/ STS.070   Language and Technology HASS-S
21A.505 / STS.065   The Anthropology of Sound HASS-S
21A.508   Anthropology Through Speculative Fiction HASS-S
21A.550/ STS.064   DV Lab: Documenting Science through Video and New Media HASS-S
Course 21G – Global Studies and Languages
21G.011   Topics in Indian Popular Culture HASS-H, CI-H
21G.027 / 21H.917 CMS.874 Visualizing Japan in the Modern World HASS-H, CI-H
21G.030/ WGS.236   Introduction to East Asian Cultures: From Zen to K-Pop HASS-H
21G.036 / CMS.356 CMS.888 Advertising and Media: Comparative Perspectives  HASS-H
21G.038 CMS.888 China in the News: The Untold Stories HASS-H
21G.039/ 21A.143   Gender and Japanese Popular Culture HASS-H
21G.046   Modern Chinese Fiction and Cinema HASS-H, CI-H
21G.052   French Film Classics HASS-H
21G.063   Anime: Transnational Media and Culture HASS-H
21G.065/ 21A.142   Japanese Literature and Cinema HASS-H, CI-H
Course 21H – History
21H.214   War and American Society HASS-H
21H.315   American Consumer Culture HASS-H
Course 21L – Literature
21L.011   The Film Experience HASS-A, CI-H
21L.012   Forms of Western Narrative HASS-H, CI-H
21L.021   Comedy HASS-H, CI-H
21L.430 SP.492, CMS.920 Popular Culture and Narrative HASS-H
21L.432 CMS.915 Understanding Television HASS-H
21L.433   Film Styles and Genres HASS-H
21L.434   Science Fiction and Fantasy HASS-H
21L.435 CMS.840 Literature and Film HASS-H
21L.486   Modern Drama HASS-H
21L.706 CMS.830 Studies in Film HASS-H, CI-M
21L.707   Problems in Cultural Interpretation HASS-H
21L.715 CMS.871 Media in Cultural Context HASS-H
Course 21M – Music and Theater Arts
21M.283   The Musical HASS-A
21M.284 CMS.925 Film Music HASS-A
21M.624   Acting with the Camera HASS-A
21M.840 21M.841 Performance Media HASS-A
21M.846 21M.847 Topics in Performance Studies HASS-A
Course 21W – Writing
21W.744   The Art of Comic Book Writing HASS-A
21W.749 CMS.935 Documentary Photography and Photojournalism: Still Images in a World of Motion HASS-A
21W.752 21W.824 Making Documentary: Audio, Video and More HASS-A
21W.787 CMS.837 Film, Music, and Social Change: Intersections of Media and Society HASS-H
21W.789   Communicating with Mobile Technology HASS-H, CI-H
Course MAS – Media Arts and Sciences
MAS.110   Fundamentals of Computational Media Design HASS-A, CI-H
Course STS – Science, Technology, and Society
STS.008   Technology and Experience HASS-S, CI-H
STS.056   Science on Screen HASS-A
STS.085, 6.805 STS.487 Foundations of Information Policy HASS-S

Graduate Requirements
  CMS.790 Media Theories and Methods I  
  CMS.791 Media Theories and Methods II  
  CMS.796 Major Media Texts  
  CMS.801 Media in Transition  
  CMS.950 Workshop I  
  CMS.951 Workshop II  
  CMS.990 Colloquium in Comparative Media